#swiftkill bba

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3D Model Commission

Character belongs to @kayfedewa

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2023 update/reblog of a reblog: Something I would like to add that I didn't consider at first, but I reread some of the old BBA pages out of curiosity, and my god Swifty was so unlikable... "Inaria has sealed its own fate. You know nothing of what Whitewind did to me - what your entire pack did to us." She seemed more angry that Whitewind exiled her than she was at herself for accidentally murdering the pups she was tasked with protecting... She didn't even worry about whether or not she was going to lose control and hurt her friends in the future, all she cared about was herself and the fact that she had been exiled. "You know nothing of what Whitewind to me"? Ugh... And the fact that the Inarians didn't give her the chance to explain everything was stupid, too. It reminds me of when Kargo in Home killed the merchant dogs after suffering from a PTSD trigger, only to then loot their corpses and walk away without batting an eye, then later tried to justify his killing of them, then tried to make it all about himself when Roamer confronted him over attacking Rogio (as justified as it was, since Rogio is a pos character). I understand that Kique was trying to write Kargo as recognizing that he has a problem, is afraid of himself, and needs help before he hurts anyone else, but he still wrote it in such a way that it made Kargo sound like he was painting himself as the victim. That, and it was too little too late, since he always had anger problems and controlling his emotions and blacking out in the past but there it was portrayed to show off how much of a strong brave warrior Kargo was... until Kique decided to stop liking Kargo x Roamer and went on to shipping the more toxic Roamer and Rogio. Fucking hell, Ferah, as Kargo's friend, should have known better about his trauma, but alas Kique (to quote Stephen King about Stephanie Meyer) "can't write worth a damn." But back to old BBA. It also had a habit of telling rather than showing. We were told Swiftkill was this amazing captain and that she earned her skills, we were told the """alphas""" were going to pass the leadership of Inaria to Swiftkill before she was banished (because she was such a Mary Sue that she didn't even have to earn the position herself and the ""alphas"" ignored their own firstborn daughter to do so), but we were never shown it. And the sequence of her being exiled was so rushed. I still think its funny that WolfComicReviews' list about potential struggles for Swiftkill (her fears of losing control and hurting her friends again, even going as far as to lose sight of reality/think she's a bad guy who let everyone down, etc) is almost exactly like the struggles my half-hellhound protagonist Kairo goes through, minus the self-loathing he initially has over his hellhound-side and his trauma at the paws of my main hybrid villain later on, before he overcomes it via character development.

It's no wonder the comic underwent a reboot. XD The new Swiftkill seems less of a Mary-Sue (thank god) and more like a Tsundere type of character. Someone who pushes others away because they don't want get attached to others for fear of hurting them and getting hurt in turn, and she seems resentful to the Rubicund dires and the Inarians for their ways of life. Considering how Bloodspill is her half-sister and bullied her in her youth, and considering that Swiftkill is the hybrid offspring of a forbidden relationship between a pureblood direwolf and a gray wolf, I wonder if she was looked down on by the Inarians or if they wronged her in any way that created the current resentment she holds towards them. If she's not from Cricket's pack, I wonder which pack in Inaria she came from. Maybe she's not from a pack in Inaria, but a pack from somewhere far away from Inaria and they mistreated her due to her hybrid status. Maybe that's why she hates the idea of pack life? And maybe when she hangs out with Cricket, Sunstride, and somehow reforms her and Blood's bond (probably through Blood getting character development?), maybe Swifty will open up and soften more and her growing bonds with her new friends will make her realize that they are their own kind of pack? Who knows?? I also wonder if "Blackblood" is a term for hybrid Rubicunds, wolves that are not pure-dire, kinda like "Mudblood" in Harry Potter? Or maybe its just a name used for the Rubicund themselves, maybe its a name given to Rubicund that work for Inarians, hence why they're called "Blackblood warriors"? I don't remember, as its been a while since I read the reboot. So many ideas to think about, and I hope Kay Fedewa will be able to continue and finish the story once she is in a better state, health-wise.

The Blackblood Alliance: Flesh Out Your Swiftkill

Fixit #1

To start this new little section of what I’ll just call Fixits (original name do not steal), I figured I’d begin with the most well known wolf comic in all the land - and the first one I ever reviewed - The Blackblood Alliance. Though widely celebrated by droves of aspiring pros and 12 year old wolf fans alike, I’ve taken issue with several main elements in BBA since I reread it only last year, and I feel it may be beneficial to deconstruct and offer alternatives to the bits and pieces of the story that just didn’t work for me and others who have criticized the tale.

This is more text heavy then originally intended, but it took me waaay less time to write then you may think. Don’t fear the text dump.

Original review can be found here.

[Warning for mentions of death, specifically infanticide.]

Keep reading

[gatorsnot]

i suddenly have the urge to reread the original and rebooted issues of the blackblood alliance, shit was my childhood and my official introduction to mature animal stories lmao

[lsdoiphin]

It’s her... the mother of all wolf comics... SWIFTKILL.

If you’re not keeping tabs on the BBA reboot, now’s your chance to catch up.

[storminormins]

Black Blood Alliance

its terrifying, its horrible... its my old wolf phase coming back to haunt me til the end of my days - in the form of a revamped comic. its really good. you should go read it.

[streetfairsblog]

A rough fan sketch of this bad girl XD

I do think this edges more to Swiftkill's older design though😛. Swiftkill belongs to the incredible @kayfedewa.

[kiraraneko]

OH BBY CHECK OUT WHAT I GOT IN THE MAIL TODAY!! Swifty is so much bigger and heavier and more detailed than I was expecting holy cow!  Get your own in the BBA store (so worth it!)

[urban-hart]

Quick sketch of Swiftkill’s older design from The Blackblood Alliance comic. I remember finding it years ago and simply falling in love with the art, the characters, story, it was just really cool to me. The reboot is awesome, too! I absolutely love the new direction that Kay Fedewa is taking the story, it’s just fantastic!

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Swiftkill and Bloodspill from The Blackblood Alliance.

[kayfedewa]

The blackblood alliance page 31

storyboard and BGs by FABLEPAINT

drawings and story by Kay fedewa

additional production assistance by ADaxel

on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/blackbloodalliance

[keroa]

lmao 10 years ago some swiftkill fanart was probably one of my first pics ever uploaded to my deviantart

obv anyone knows swiftkill belongs to @kayfedewa

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3D Model Commission

Characters belong to @kayfedewa

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Commission Info | DeviantArt

Fanart for KayFedewa of her characters Swiftkill and Cricket from the comic The Blackblood Alliance! I’m fangirling so hard over that comic! <3

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With permission from Kay, I redrew the sparkle queens art she made. I had a lot of fun with this even if it took me forever to do. The shading on this one definitely tested my patience and I can't tell you how much I hate the repetitiveness of drawing chain link. Anyways, I hope you like my version of sparkle queens. 

Characters belong to KayFedewa

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3D Animation Commission

Character belongs to @kayfedewa

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Still renders of this 3D model commission

Character belongs to @kayfedewa